Declan Hayes

Vakhandziyi vambirhi, rivoni rin’we ro tshwuka, makume mune wa tisekoni va ri karhi va kanetana hi ntshikelelo wa mathayere. Ravumbirhi ra ntolovelo.

Seta khamera ehansi ivi u tshika xikanyakanya xi ta eka wena. Ku yi hlongorisa a swi si tshama swi languteka swi hatlisa — ku yima u nga tsekatseki swi tano.

Rain does not make roads slippery. The first ten minutes of rain do, when the oil lifts. After that it is just wet.

Not the torque wrench. A cheap magnetic tray — because the bolt you drop is the bolt you never find.

Out before eight and back before the traffic. The best road in Ireland is any road with nobody on it.

Two winters ago I had it written out and never pressed send. Some machines you only value once somebody else wants them.

Tyre plugs, a small pump, zip ties and cash. Three of those have got me home; the fourth got me a coffee.

Listed it, got two calls, took the ad down the same evening. Some machines you only value once somebody else wants them.